Mohammad Reza Akhbari

Mohammad Reza Akhbari (born 15 February 1993) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iranian club Gol Gohar and the Iran national team.

Saipa
He started his career with Saipa from youth levels. Akhbari is also one of the unknown young players which was presented to the Iranian Football by coach Engin Firat. He made his debut for Saipa in last fixture of 2013–14 Iran Pro League against Saba Qom as a starter.

Tractor
Akhbari joined Tractor for a two–year period to complete his conscription. He became the starting goalkeeper for Tractor and led them to the Round of 16 of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Akhbari's good performances with Tractor earned him a national team call up.

Return to Tractor
On 6 January 2019, Akhbari signed a four years contract with Tractor. He has been given the title of "Kartal" by Tractor fans since 2015.

Youth
Akhbari was invited to the Iran U23 preliminary camp by Nelo Vingada to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He was named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.

Senior
He was invited to Iranian national team for the first time on 12 March 2016 by Carlos Queiroz for two upcoming matches against India and Oman during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, he did not play. He played his first match for the senior team on 8 June 2016 in a friendly with Kyrgyzstan, coming as a substitute of first choice Alireza Haghighi in the second half.

Club

 * Tractor
 * Hazfi Cup (1): 2019–20

National

 * Iran U-23
 * WAFF U-23 Championship : 2015